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James K. P. Brightwell
Corporal, Company E, 5th MD Infantry
Birth: August 1845 or 1846 in Libertytown, MD
Death: May 1, 1919 in Frederick, MD
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Area M Lot 23
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Frederick Post (May 2, 1919)



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Muster-out roll 1863
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Volunteer re-enlistment
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Prisoner of War record
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Muster-out roll
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Pension card
 ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
 Military Information
 Age at Enlistment: 17
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Home Residence during War:  Libertytown, MD
 Military Years:  1861 - 1865

                 Enlisted October 1. 1861 at Baltimore, MD
                 Private, Co. E, 5th MD Infantry
                 Prisoner of War June 15, 1863 at Winchester, VA
                 Paroled July 8, 1863 at City Point, VA
                
Mustered out December 31, 1863 at Ft. Delaware, DE
                 Volunteer enlistment January 1, 1864 at Ft. Delaware
                 Private, Co. E., 5th MD Infantry
                Corporal June 30, 1865
                 Mustered out September 1, 1865 at Fredericksburg, VA
                

Personal Information
 Occupation:
  House painter
 Father:            John Brightwell
 Mother:          Elizabeth Carr
 Spouse:          Lucinda Heiser
​ Last known residence:   10 S. Bentz St., Frederick, MD
 Cause of Death:      


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